yózhí
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zhí (imperfective stem of root -ZHIʼ, “to name it”).
Verb
yózhí
- he/she is naming it, he/she is calling him by his name
- Shá yínízhí. ― Name it for me.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíníshí | yíníijí | deíníijí |
| 2nd person | yínízhí | yínóhshí | deínóhshí |
| 3rd person | yózhí | dayózhí | |
| 4th person | józhí | dajózhí | |